DECAY Crossword Clue & Answer

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Definition of Decay

a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current; an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair"; fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"; the organic phenomenon of rotting; the process of gradually becoming inferior; the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation; undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"

Anagrams of Decay

DACEY

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There are 205 solutions. The longest is BIODEGRADABILITY with 16 letters, and the shortest is AGE with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 16 letters long.

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Clue	Answers

Decayed	118
A DECAY PRODUCT OF URANIUM AND THORIUM	11
A PROCESS THAT SAVES ORGANIC SUBSTANCES FROM DECAY	11
decay timber	11
A STATE OR CONDITION FREE FROM DAMAGE OR DECAY	11
ANY ANIMAL THAT FEEDS ON REFUSE AND OTHER DECAYING ORGANIC MATTER	11
DECAY WITH AN OFFENSIVE SMELL	11
A CHEMICAL COMPOUND THAT IS ADDED TO PROTECT AGAINST DECAY OR DECOMPOSITION	10
decay, trees	10
AFFECTED WITH CAVITIES OR DECAY	10
BETA DECAY EMISSION, SOME	10
DAMAGED BY DECAY	10
DECAYS TO ELECTRON AND NEUTRINO AND ANTINEUTRINO	10
decaying	6
fruit decay	5
Decays	4
Turn to mush	4
Turn bad	4
DECAY in tree	3
timber decay	3

‘DECAY’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘DECAY’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Dental woe (5)	Decay
Bad tooth trouble (5)
Cause of radioactivity (5)
Dental problem (5)
Crumble away (5)